The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 25, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
2:25 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.25° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.72° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.