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public  Neupotz, Germany Neupotz, Germany  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Sunrise: 5:31 
Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 21:31
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The Moon

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:58 | Tran: 22:09 | Set: 1:43
Alt: -39.36°   Az: 81.47°   Direction: East

Today the Moon is the constellation of Libra, at a distance of 403,581.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 15h 27m 08s and the Declination is -23° 51’ 40” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of the Moon is -11.25.

The image below shows the actual appearance of today's Moon phase. Check out the list of prominent lunar features suitable for observations today.

Phase: Waxing Gibbous  Age: 10.75 days
Credits: this image is derived from original work by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of the Moon in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of the Moon in the constellation of Libra on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of the Moon in the constellation of Libra on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 27m 08s
-23° 51’ 40”
15h 46m 53s
07h 14m 02s

J2000

15h 25m 38s
-23° 46’ 22”

Additional Information

Libra
-11.25

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of the Moon from Neupotz, Germany (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 114.7°
Max altitude: 15.5°
Azimuth: 247.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of the Moon from Earth is currently 403,581.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0026977724 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1.346s to travel from the Moon and arrive to us.

403,581.0
0.0026977724
1.346s

The following graph shows the distance of the Moon from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of the Moon from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of the Moon to Earth will happen on Wednesday 13 January 2275 at a distance of 0.002382 Astronomical Units, or 356,377 kilometers:

Wednesday 13 January 2275
356,377
0.002382

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of the Moon, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of the Moon as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of the Moon.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 3474.2 km 0.2727
Mass 0.07342 x 1024 kg 0.0123
Density 3.344 gr/cm3 0.6065
Escape Velocity 2.38 km/s 0.2127
Sideral Rotation 655.7199 hours 27.3965
Absolute Magnitude -12.6
Geometric Albedo 0.136

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of the Moon computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
Jun 29 2025 09h 48m 36s +15° 17’ 01” -7.93 1,866.1” Leo
Jun 30 2025 10h 37m 05s +09° 38’ 58” -8.61 1,839.7” Leo
Jul 01 2025 11h 22m 26s +03° 47’ 00” -9.18 1,816.2” Leo
Jul 02 2025 12h 05m 54s -02° 04’ 42” -9.65 1,796.9” Virgo
Jul 03 2025 12h 48m 40s -07° 45’ 19” -10.07 1,782.8” Virgo
Jul 04 2025 13h 31m 52s -13° 05’ 34” -10.44 1,774.1” Virgo
Jul 05 2025 14h 16m 30s -17° 56’ 14” -10.78 1,770.9” Virgo
Jul 06 2025 15h 03m 20s -22° 07’ 12” -11.10 1,772.9” Libra
Jul 07 2025 15h 52m 55s -25° 26’ 53” -11.41 1,779.6” Scorpius
Jul 08 2025 16h 45m 21s -27° 42’ 52” -11.72 1,790.2” Scorpius
Jul 09 2025 17h 40m 07s -28° 43’ 25” -12.03 1,803.8” Ophiuchus
Jul 10 2025 18h 36m 08s -28° 20’ 16” -12.34 1,819.6” Sagittarius
Jul 11 2025 19h 32m 00s -26° 30’ 58” -12.53 1,836.4” Sagittarius
Jul 12 2025 20h 26m 33s -23° 19’ 55” -12.30 1,853.6” Capricornus

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