The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 25, 2008
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1058
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 | 268.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.61° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.08° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.