The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
6:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1272
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.06° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.25° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.