The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2161
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
7:08 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2946
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.31° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.52° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.