The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 22, 1996
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
12:23 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 909
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.92° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.