The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 2015
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:04 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1142
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.43° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.84° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| 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.