The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2158
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
2:51 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.15° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.33° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.