The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 22, 2169
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 203.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.26° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.58° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.