The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 25, 1978
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:30 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 268.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.84° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.54° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.