The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 1949
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
5:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 327
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 315.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.39° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.16° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| 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.