The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
10:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1170
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.18° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.73° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.