The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, June 23, 2050

Waxing Crescent

17.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
58°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
17.6%
Age
4.3 days
Distance
403,400 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1577

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 Sun49.28°
Phase angle130.41°
Illuminated fraction17.59%
Altitude / azimuth17.9° / 93.4°
Right ascension / declination9h 30m / 9.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude141.69° / -5.15°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.93° / 7.02°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude131.70° / -1.07°
Position angle of the axis18.7°
Position angle of the bright limb293.2°
Apparent magnitude-8.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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