The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1168
Events on this date
-
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.78° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.57° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.