The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 25, 2131
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
9:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2582
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.61° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.42° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.