The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 25, 1982
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 734
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.12° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.04° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.