The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 25, 1974
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 41.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.87° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.39° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.