The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, July 25, 2040

Waning Gibbous

96.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
96.0%
Age
16.3 days
Distance
360,400 km
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1454

Events on this date

  1. Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun202.51°
Phase angle22.98°
Illuminated fraction96.03%
Altitude / azimuth-42.8° / 283.3°
Right ascension / declination21h 59m / -17.65°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude325.83° / -5.04°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.11° / 6.78°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-18.64° / 1.37°
Position angle of the axis339.8°
Position angle of the bright limb82.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

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

Your location

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