The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2023
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.83° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.09° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.