The Moon
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From Paris , the Moon is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:40 (CEST) – 2 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 07:54.
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Name
The Moon
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Object type
Moon
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 11h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | -9.58 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1801.6 arcsec[1] |
| Distance: | 0.00 AU 0.02 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.46 deg/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 118.5° |
Current phase
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Visibility from Paris
All times shown in Paris local time.
Events
| 21 Sep 2025 | – New Moon |
| 24 Sep 2025 | – The Moon at perihelion |
| 26 Sep 2025 | – The Moon at apogee |
| 30 Sep 2025 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 04 Oct 2025 | – The Moon at aphelion |
| 07 Oct 2025 | – Full Moon |
| 08 Oct 2025 | – The Moon at perigee |
| 13 Oct 2025 | – Moon at Last Quarter |