The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 25, 1990
New Moon
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
9:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 833
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.07° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.70° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.