The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 1909
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -167
Events on this date
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.82° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.71° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.