The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 2185
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
4:32 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3246
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 | 304.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.34° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.49° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.