The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
4:36 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 25.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.83° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.62° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.