The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 25, 1909
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
12:36 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.89° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / -2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.40° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| 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.