The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 2059
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
9:25 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1690
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 293.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / -1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.92° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.