The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 1978
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
7:05 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 686
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
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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 | 191.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.55° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.41° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.