The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 25, 1960
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
8:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 461
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.69° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.24° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.