The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 23, 2172
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
11:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3086
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.09° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.99° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.