The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 1989
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
11:44 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -6.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.65° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.39° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.