The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 25, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
2:40 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.20° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.81° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.