The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 1930
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
3:54 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 92
Events on this date
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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 | 296.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 9.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.91° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.11° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.