The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 25, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2929
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 358.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 10.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.81° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.02° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.