The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 2047
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
9:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1540
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.75° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.89° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.