The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
4:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 164.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 340.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.36° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.98° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.