The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 25, 2016
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
9:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.70° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.75° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.