The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
5:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.86° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.21° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.