The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 1987
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
8:57 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.90° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.28° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.