The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
4:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 414
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 | 162.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.7° / 346.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.67° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.18° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.