The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1943
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
5:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 255
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 | 303.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.43° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.04° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.