The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2106
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
1:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 4.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.28° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.62° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.