The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2118
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:36 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2414
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.09° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.34° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.