The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2049
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
6:30 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1566
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 198.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.08° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.30° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.