The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2044
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
9:28 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 34.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.49° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.84° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.