The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1979
Waning Crescent
0.9% 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
5:37 AM
8:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 698
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 | 350.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.87° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.46° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.