The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.94° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.34° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| 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.