The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 1998
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:29 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 933
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 | 340.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.18° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.01° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.