The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2117
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
4:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.47° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.07° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.