The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 2106
Waning Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
12:45 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / 0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.31° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.40° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.