The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 1917
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
11:05 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.83° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.52° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.