The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 25, 1946
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:16 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 295
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 164.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.88° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.31° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.