The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:39 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1098
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 | 343.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 177.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.27° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.72° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.