The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 1984
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
5:04 AM
8:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 762
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 | 343.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.52° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.80° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.