The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2001
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 971
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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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.61° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.08° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.