The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 30, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
3:13 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.58° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.34° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.