The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
11:47 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3086
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.19° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.74° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.