The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1905
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
12:26 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -217
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.52° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.