The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2101
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
8:33 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2210
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 4.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.50° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.89° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.