The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 1952
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
9:00 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 352.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.5° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.31° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.06° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.