The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 25, 2079
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.82° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.36° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.