The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2001
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.61° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.33° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.