The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 25, 1973
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
5:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.43° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.58° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.