The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 1928
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
1:33 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / 4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.63° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.19° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.