The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
7:43 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1502
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 | 334.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.8° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.59° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.20° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.