The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 25, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
3:40 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 776
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 31.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.25° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.15° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.3° |
| 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.