The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 25, 1961
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
6:05 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 9:34 PM, is deepest at 11:08 PM and ends at 12:41 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.54° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.