The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2102
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
12:31 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.13° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.24° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.