The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 2188
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
10:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.61° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.00° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.