The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2031
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1342
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.96° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.02° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| 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.