The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2103
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
8:27 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2232
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.27° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.16° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.