The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 25, 2188
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
7:28 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3281
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 5.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.75° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.05° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.4° |
| 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.