The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 23, 2131
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 168.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.60° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.21° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.