The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2074
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
7:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1873
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 176.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.56° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.01° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.