The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2107
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
12:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.39° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.88° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.