The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2147
Waning Crescent
27.1% 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
3:13 AM
1:25 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.22° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.86° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.