The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 2079
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
4:13 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.11° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.69° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.