The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:15 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1230
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.33° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.50° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.