The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, October 25, 1918

Waning Gibbous

61.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
61.1%
Age
20.5 days
Distance
383,200 km
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
-52

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun257.26°
Phase angle77.13°
Illuminated fraction61.14%
Altitude / azimuth18.5° / 279.2°
Right ascension / declination7h 19m / 19.22°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude108.69° / -2.96°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.14° / 4.45°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-69.23° / -1.03°
Position angle of the axis6.2°
Position angle of the bright limb98.3°
Apparent magnitude-10.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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