The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 1995
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
7:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 901
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.54° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.93° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.