The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 1925
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 31
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.79° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.57° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.