The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 25, 1909
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -166
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -9.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.49° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.58° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.