The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 1925
Waning Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
12:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 34
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.11° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.19° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.