The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 1969
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
12:49 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 575
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 | 73.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 7.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.79° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.40° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.