The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 25, 1969
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
7:01 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 578
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:06 PM, is deepest at 4:09 PM and ends at 6:12 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 333.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.