The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2005
Waning Gibbous
60.1% 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
11:27 PM
1:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1022
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 | 258.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.07° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.72° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.