The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 1914
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
7:46 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -106
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.3° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.33° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.19° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.