The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, July 25, 2030

Waning Crescent

20.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
20.5%
Age
24.8 days
Distance
404,800 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1330

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun306.32°
Phase angle126.19°
Illuminated fraction20.48%
Altitude / azimuth56.5° / 247.8°
Right ascension / declination4h 29m / 22.38°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude69.09° / 0.58°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.04° / -0.47°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-125.75° / -1.17°
Position angle of the axis349.5°
Position angle of the bright limb81.3°
Apparent magnitude-8.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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