The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 25, 2072
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:18 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 89.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.99° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.44° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.