The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2122
Waning Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
8:40 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2463
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -13.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.09° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.13° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.