The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2034
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:15 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1379
Events on this date
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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 | 67.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.11° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.88° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.