The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 25, 2000
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.18° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.83° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.