The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2040
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
5:33 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.78° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.