The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 25, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
3:39 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 707
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 46.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.70° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.91° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.