The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 2177
Waning Crescent
8.4% 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
5:31 AM
3:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.80° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.15° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.