The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1922
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
8:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -7
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.71° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.