The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2144
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
3:06 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2739
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.71° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.24° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.