The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 1900
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
2:37 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -279
Events on this date
-
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.86° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.59° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.