The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 25, 1972
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
10:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 310.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.14° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.03° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.