The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 25, 2083
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
2:59 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1983
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.59° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.