The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1945
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.98° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.15° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.