The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 25, 1909
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
12:38 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -167
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.68° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.25° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.