The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 24, 2002
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
5:37 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:21 PM, is deepest at 5:26 PM and ends at 6:32 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.99° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.78° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.