The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2139
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
7:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2677
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.0° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.22° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.77° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.