The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 25, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 158.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 357.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.00° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.57° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.