The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 22, 2047
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
8:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1539
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.31° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.86° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.