The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1982
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 81.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.83° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.46° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.