The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 25, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
5:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 1.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.41° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.88° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.