The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 1946
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
5:08 AM
8:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 292
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.12° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.