The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 1981
Waning Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
10:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 250.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.47° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.66° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.