The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 2158
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
7:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2912
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.46° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.60° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.