The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 25, 1982
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
12:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 739
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.61° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.14° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.