The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 2070
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
6:49 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:55 AM, is deepest at 5:19 AM and ends at 7:42 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 312.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.78° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.