The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2096
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:14 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.34° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.67° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.49° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.