The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2045
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
1:04 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1515
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.37° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.44° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.