The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 25, 1979
Waxing Crescent
2.4% 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
7:52 AM
9:45 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.65° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.37° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.