The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
4:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1923
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.5° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.46° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.97° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.