The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 1977
Waxing Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
12:37 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 674
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.35° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.59° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.