The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2173
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
9:38 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.31° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.