The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 25, 2013
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
6:21 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:51 PM, is deepest at 4:07 PM and ends at 4:23 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.37° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.