The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 2109
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
4:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2306
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.15° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.