The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 2112
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
10:06 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2346
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 | 34.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / 1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.52° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.39° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.