The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
5:38 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1218
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -25.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.81° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.