The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
3:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 612
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.6° / 10.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.39° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.76° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.