The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2166
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
1:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.47° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.66° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| 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.