The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 25, 1982
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / 1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.40° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.27° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.20° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.