The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 25, 2176
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
12:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 246.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.38° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.35° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.