The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:16 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.60° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.67° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.