The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 1980
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
6:05 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:43 PM, is deepest at 11:30 PM and ends at 1:18 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 | 173.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.90° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.