The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2167
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
1:45 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3024
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / 1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.60° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.22° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.