The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 1988
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
1:21 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 810
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.01° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.