The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2106
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 229.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.24° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.26° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.