The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 2003
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
7:33 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 997
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 | 334.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.12° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.36° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.