The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Waning Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
3:32 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.02° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.69° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.