The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, October 25, 2057

Waning Crescent

7.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
54°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
7.8%
Age
27.0 days
Distance
380,300 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1667

Events on this date

  1. Saturn 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 Sun327.94°
Phase angle147.51°
Illuminated fraction7.83%
Altitude / azimuth53.0° / 195.0°
Right ascension / declination12h 11m / 4.40°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude180.68° / 5.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.66° / -6.07°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-153.65° / 1.25°
Position angle of the axis23.4°
Position angle of the bright limb120.7°
Apparent magnitude-7.0

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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