The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1008
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.77° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.66° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.