The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 1952
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.50° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.19° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.