The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 25, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
5:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 778
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 17.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.70° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.70° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.