The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 24, 2185
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
5:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3246
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.06° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.74° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.