The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
4:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 357.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.86° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.85° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.