The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 1970
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
4:44 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 589
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 | 291.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.32° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.19° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.