The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 24, 2180
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.45° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.41° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.