The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, October 25, 2186

Waxing Gibbous

92.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
48°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
92.5%
Age
13.0 days
Distance
391,600 km
Apparent size
30.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
3263

Events on this date

  1. 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 Sun148.54°
Phase angle31.70°
Illuminated fraction92.54%
Altitude / azimuth-53.4° / 14.2°
Right ascension / declination0h 11m / -3.91°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude1.02° / -4.70°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.76° / 6.69°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude26.80° / 1.55°
Position angle of the axis335.9°
Position angle of the bright limb238.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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