The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2039
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
9:19 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1440
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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 1% of the Sun is covered at 12:51 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.54° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.69° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.