The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 2158
Waxing Crescent
10.4% 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
11:17 AM
8:27 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2917
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 130.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.71° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.58° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.