The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2025
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
1:40 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1268
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.60° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.65° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.