The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 25, 2004
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
1:35 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1006
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.88° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.09° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.