The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2025
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
7:28 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1272
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.92° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.04° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.