The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 2140
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
1:06 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2690
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / -7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.10° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.61° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.