The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 2055
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.58° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.42° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.