The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 25, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 168.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.65° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.13° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.