The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 2186
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 13.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.82° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.