The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 25, 2068
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
6:45 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1802
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.92° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.49° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.