The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 163.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.4° / 340.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.72° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.37° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.