The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 1990
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
10:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 835
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.08° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.06° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.