The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
4:29 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3098
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 | 165.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.3° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.29° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.18° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.