The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 2186
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
1:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3259
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.65° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.65° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.