The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 2126
First Quarter
53.9% 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
2:47 PM
12:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2519
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 | 94.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.71° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.08° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.