The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
4:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1589
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.30° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.37° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.