The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, October 25, 2039

Waxing Gibbous

63.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
63.0%
Age
7.9 days
Distance
377,400 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1445

Events on this date

  1. Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun104.99°
Phase angle74.92°
Illuminated fraction63.01%
Altitude / azimuth-43.6° / 80.1°
Right ascension / declination21h 24m / -20.11°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude317.10° / -4.62°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.78° / 6.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude80.32° / 1.04°
Position angle of the axis341.1°
Position angle of the bright limb250.3°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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