The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
4:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1061
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -0.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.21° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.