The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 22, 2055
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
6:46 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.60° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.17° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.