The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 2179
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
10:28 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3172
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 | 231.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.77° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.36° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.