The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1951
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
10:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 352
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 | 237.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.94° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.57° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.