The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 1988
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
1:02 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 810
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 2.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.11° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.61° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.