The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.81° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.91° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.