The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 1945
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
3:36 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 278
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 | 134.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 42.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.64° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.54° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.