The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 25, 2148
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
2:30 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.18° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.