The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1131
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.58° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.18° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.