The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2180
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
6:49 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3181
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.91° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.10° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.