The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2156
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
12:37 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.40° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.44° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.