The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 1949
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
9:20 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 330
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.93° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.67° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.