The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
9:59 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 218.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 290.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.19° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.51° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.