The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 1903
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
6:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 213.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.29° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.96° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.