The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1900
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
4:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -279
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.78° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.07° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.