The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 2081
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
9:02 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1960
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.42° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.