The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 25, 1978
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
8:25 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 682
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 | 211.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.14° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.63° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.