The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 2155
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
6:58 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 4.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.18° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.56° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.