The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 23, 1925
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
10:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 32
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.36° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.88° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.