The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 25, 1951
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
2:07 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 353
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 Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.46° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.65° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| 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.