The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2011
Waning Crescent
15.3% 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
2:51 AM
5:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1096
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.21° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.69° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.