The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 23, 2148
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
1:21 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2789
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / 4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.27° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.