The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 2178
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
12:52 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3160
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.44° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.24° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.