The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 25, 1997
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
3:58 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 297.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.51° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.34° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.