The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.8° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.66° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.78° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.