The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 25, 2048
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
11:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 Sun | 221.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.47° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.99° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.