The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 2001
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 973
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.55° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.71° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.67° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.