The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 25, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
4:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.4° / 349.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.00° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.37° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.