The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2100
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
12:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 288.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.69° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.31° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.