The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 25, 2120
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
8:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2446
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.80° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.68° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.