The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 2019
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1195
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 | 294.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.11° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.04° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.