The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 2164
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
12:03 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2989
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 | 89.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.05° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.45° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.