The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 2023
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
12:29 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.67° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.85° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.