The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 1986
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
2:55 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 283.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 28.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.16° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.23° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.