The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 1933
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
8:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 129
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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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 | 344.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.2° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.62° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.25° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.