The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 25, 2138
Waning Gibbous
68.4% 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
10:48 PM
12:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.4%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.86° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.72° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.