The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 25, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% 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
8:19 PM
5:42 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.89° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.65° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.