The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 1912
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:25 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -130
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.99° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.09° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.