The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1954
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
6:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 391
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 205.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.69° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.52° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.