The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 1949
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 327
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 | 326.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.78° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.41° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.