The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 1938
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
3:24 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 191
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.89° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.13° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.69° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.