The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 25, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
3:44 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 241
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.07° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.75° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.