The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 25, 2139
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
8:32 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 3.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.36° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.50° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.