The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 25, 2056
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
7:04 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.19° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.