The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 1960
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
7:43 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 463
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.06° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.64° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.