The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 2104
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
10:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.17° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.42° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.