The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 25, 2144
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:44 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.02° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.40° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.