The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 25, 1947
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
1:41 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.09° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.31° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.40° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.