The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 25, 1979
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
6:30 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 348.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 183.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 6.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.86° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.34° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.