The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 2059
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
12:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.08° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.21° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.