The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 1984
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
1:41 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 760
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.43° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.