The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 25, 1966
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
12:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.93° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.71° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.