The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 2071
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
4:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.23° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.