The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 1972
Waning Gibbous
86.1% 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
9:03 PM
11:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 616
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 306.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.17° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.63° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.