The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 1996
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 909
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 | 61.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.93° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.24° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.