The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, September 25, 2025

Waxing Crescent

13.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
28°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
13.3%
Age
3.8 days
Distance
405,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1271

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun42.53°
Phase angle137.18°
Illuminated fraction13.33%
Altitude / azimuth6.9° / 125.3°
Right ascension / declination14h 46m / -20.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude225.38° / -4.42°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.63° / 6.22°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude137.29° / -0.41°
Position angle of the axis16.4°
Position angle of the bright limb292.4°
Apparent magnitude-7.6

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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