The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 1953
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
7:47 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 379
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.74° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.95° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.