The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 2168
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
8:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.67° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.17° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.