The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 1931
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
2:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.32° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.71° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.