The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2027
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.39° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.39° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.