The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 1903
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
4:07 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.65° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.46° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.