The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 1947
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 60.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.17° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.02° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.