The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 25, 1959
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 451
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -6.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.05° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.38° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.