The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 1986
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
1:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 251.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.49° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.91° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.