The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2033
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
8:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1369
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 4.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.30° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.34° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.