The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 23, 1952
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.58° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.44° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.