The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 21, 1971
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
8:23 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 599
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 344.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.0° / 158.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.73° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.62° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.