The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2024
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
5:10 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1255
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.98° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.