The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 25, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
4:45 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 612
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 | 167.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.1° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.52° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.57° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.