The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2036
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:21 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1403
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.22° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.37° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.