The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 25, 1941
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.62° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.43° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.