The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 25, 2142
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
8:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.43° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.92° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.