The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 1987
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
7:16 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 331.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.2° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.11° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.78° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.