The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 25, 2048
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
11:37 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1556
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.67° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.61° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.