The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 1952
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
10:59 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.46° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.17° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.