The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2134
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
11:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.92° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.70° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.