The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 2053
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
2:27 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1612
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.60° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.25° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.