The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 1931
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
1:17 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.66° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.79° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.