The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
7:29 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 158.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 5.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.84° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.43° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.