The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 25, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
66.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
3:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.8%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3057
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 | 109.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 53.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.70° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.38° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.