The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 2142
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
8:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.53° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.44° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.