The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 1950
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
1:31 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 340
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.40° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.