The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
84.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
3:48 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.55° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.34° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.