The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1070
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 | 26.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.48° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.00° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.