The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2050
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1579
Events on this date
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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 | 90.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.19° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.85° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| 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.