The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1105
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.16° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.75° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.