The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1965
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
8:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 527
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.35° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.99° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.