The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 25, 2169
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
6:51 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3046
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 169.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.21° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.22° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.