The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 2076

Waning Crescent

13.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
74°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
13.2%
Age
25.7 days
Distance
404,100 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1900

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun317.49°
Phase angle137.34°
Illuminated fraction13.23%
Altitude / azimuth67.2° / 230.7°
Right ascension / declination7h 32m / 24.08°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude110.84° / 2.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.70° / -2.75°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-133.46° / 1.48°
Position angle of the axis10.2°
Position angle of the bright limb101.0°
Apparent magnitude-7.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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