The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2071
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.23° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.34° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.