The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1933
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 130
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.33° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.00° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.