The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 2031
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.86° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.66° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.