The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2169
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
5:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 180.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.66° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.82° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.