The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 1982
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
11:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 736
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 | 30.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.51° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.38° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| 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.