The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 22, 1921
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
8:13 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -19
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.82° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.41° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.