The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 1998
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
7:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 931
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.57° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.62° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.