The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 23, 1986
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
7:16 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 785
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.30° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.20° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.