The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1944
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.55° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.51° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.