The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 25, 2082
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
9:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1976
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 124.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.74° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.08° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.