The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2172
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
8:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 21.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.50° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.23° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.