The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 1983
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
11:43 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 752
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 | 225.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.14° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.87° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.