The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 1944
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
9:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.52° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.26° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.