The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 25, 1997
Waning Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
11:33 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 921
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.49° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.00° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| 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.