The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 25, 2028
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.87° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.10° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.