The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 25, 2001
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
8:07 AM
10:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 969
Events on this date
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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 | 24.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.46° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.23° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.