The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 2022
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
6:52 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1235
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.98° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.80° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.