The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 1929
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
12:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 82
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.49° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.74° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.