The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 2008
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
4:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1059
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 | 292.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.05° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.82° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.