The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 1925
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
6:06 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 32
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.03° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.97° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.