The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 1936
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
11:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 167
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 | 30.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.05° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.57° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.