The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 22, 1947
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.37° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.10° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.