The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2131
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
6:36 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.98° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.96° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.