The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 25, 1970
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:31 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 588
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 | 272.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.90° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.46° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.