The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
10:14 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1070
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.39° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.25° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| 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.