The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 2138
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
7:33 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2665
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.66° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.17° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.