The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2108
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2294
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 307.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.31° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.