The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, April 25, 1936

Waxing Crescent

22.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
22.7%
Age
4.2 days
Distance
376,700 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
165

Events on this date

  1. Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun56.76°
Phase angle123.12°
Illuminated fraction22.68%
Altitude / azimuth31.6° / 84.8°
Right ascension / declination6h 09m / 23.72°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude92.06° / 0.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.82° / 0.08°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude130.26° / 1.33°
Position angle of the axis359.7°
Position angle of the bright limb271.3°
Apparent magnitude-8.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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