The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 1901
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -266
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.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / -3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.65° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.07° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.