The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 2025
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
6:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1265
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.76° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.