The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 2006
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
8:46 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1032
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 | 347.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.78° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.84° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.