The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
2:41 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 114.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.96° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.78° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.