The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2148
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:08 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.09° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.25° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.