The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 25, 1948
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
2:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.98° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.99° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| 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.