The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2025
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
8:59 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1270
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.47° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.91° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.