The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 24, 2142
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
9:57 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2715
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.44° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.06° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| 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.