The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
3:03 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 946
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.33° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.98° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.