The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
4:36 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.71° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.61° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.