The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 25, 1998
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
10:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.61° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.56° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.