The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 25, 1946
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
12:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 288
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 238.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.45° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.60° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.11° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.