The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 1998
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:22 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 933
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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.71° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.76° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.