The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 1933
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
11:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 134
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 | 87.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.95° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.85° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.