The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 2171
Waning Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:40 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 265.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.31° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.81° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.