The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
3:14 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 49.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.53° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.58° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.