The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.05° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.18° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.