The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2001
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.90° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.58° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.