The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 25, 1949
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.10° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.79° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.