The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 1987
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
8:18 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.6° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.27° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.03° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.