The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1948
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
12:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 245.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.63° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.