The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 1976
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 AM
6:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 661
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.18° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.79° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.