The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2054
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1626
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.45° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.95° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.