The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
3:00 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 53.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.60° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.25° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.