The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 151.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.4° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.54° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.02° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.