The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 25, 2139
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
7:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2682
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.96° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.40° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.