The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 1906
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
8:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -204
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.64° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.13° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.