The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 25, 1900
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
6:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -274
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 151.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.52° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.05° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.