The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 25, 1952
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.32° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.94° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.