The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 1922
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
6:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -7
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 | 328.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.89° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.01° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.