The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
8:35 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1268
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.5° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.33° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.07° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.