The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 25, 2157

Waning Gibbous

85.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
45°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
85.5%
Age
18.9 days
Distance
367,100 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
2901

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun224.84°
Phase angle44.80°
Illuminated fraction85.48%
Altitude / azimuth-19.2° / 283.3°
Right ascension / declination23h 11m / -2.28°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude347.91° / 2.71°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.03° / -3.14°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-45.82° / 0.39°
Position angle of the axis338.5°
Position angle of the bright limb64.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

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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