The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2085
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
10:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.12° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.25° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.