The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2076
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
2:36 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1898
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.08° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.82° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.