The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 2184
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
11:00 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 5.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.49° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.73° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.