The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 1947
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.66° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.34° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.