The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2128
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
1:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2537
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.99° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.05° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.