The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 2072
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
1:05 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.14° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.04° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.