The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Waning Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
3:27 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 690
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.75° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.53° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.