The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 1987
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
5:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 308.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.35° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.29° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.