The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 25, 1950
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
2:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 338
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.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.08° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.91° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| 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.