The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 1951
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
4:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 354
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 | 283.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.28° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.38° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.