The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2007
Waxing Crescent
41.6% 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
12:48 PM
12:56 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1045
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.13° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.04° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.