The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 22, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
5:26 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1824
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 331.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.20° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.60° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.