The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 25, 2042
First Quarter
51.9% 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
1:50 PM
1:29 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1478
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.29° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.59° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.