The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 21, 1982
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
9:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 736
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 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 | 2.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.40° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.88° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.