The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 25, 1914
First Quarter
47.6% 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
1:52 PM
11:30 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -101
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.54° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.60° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.65° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.