The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 1984
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
2:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 760
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.57° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.66° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.