The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 2068
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
6:50 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 336.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.93° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.12° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.