The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 25, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
4:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.15° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.30° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.