The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
2:19 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1146
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 | 124.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.57° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.42° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.