The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 1976
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
5:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 661
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.14° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.