The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
7:20 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2224
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 Sun | 173.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.40° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.