The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 25, 2005
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1023
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.02° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.04° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.