The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2008
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
8:31 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1057
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 | 212.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.28° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.59° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.