The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
4:21 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1160
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 | 303.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.62° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.14° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.