The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2025
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1268
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.30° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.32° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.