The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 1977
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 55.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.51° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.06° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.