The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Waxing Crescent

14.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
75°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
14.9%
Age
3.2 days
Distance
363,300 km
Apparent size
32.9′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1265

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Apr 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun45.11°
Phase angle134.61°
Illuminated fraction14.88%
Altitude / azimuth31.8° / 84.6°
Right ascension / declination3h 35m / 23.99°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude57.29° / 4.57°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.54° / -5.28°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude138.80° / 0.40°
Position angle of the axis347.4°
Position angle of the bright limb252.8°
Apparent magnitude-8.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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