The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
3:38 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 709
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.18° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.70° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.