The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
3:33 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.15° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.00° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.