The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 23, 2104
Waxing Crescent
1.0% 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
6:55 AM
9:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.82° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.67° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.