The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, August 25, 2092

Waning Crescent

44.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
67°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
44.0%
Age
22.3 days
Distance
404,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
2098

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun277.03°
Phase angle96.85°
Illuminated fraction44.03%
Altitude / azimuth31.4° / 266.2°
Right ascension / declination4h 38m / 17.35°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude70.51° / -4.71°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.12° / 6.49°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-96.16° / 0.56°
Position angle of the axis352.5°
Position angle of the bright limb81.2°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

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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