The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2179
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3174
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.99° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.17° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.