The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2009
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
8:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1069
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.19° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.24° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.