The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 1909
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
12:14 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -167
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 8.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.78° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.48° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.