The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 25, 2068
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
6:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1803
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.45° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.15° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.