The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 1961
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
9:34 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.20° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.24° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.