The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 2028
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:26 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1309
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.97° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.55° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.