The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 2107
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
10:22 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2282
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.63° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.02° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| 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.