The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2006
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
6:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 | 322.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.87° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.34° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.