The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 25, 1978
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
7:41 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 289.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.08° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.67° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| 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.