The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2047
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
7:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1539
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 | 339.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.06° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.61° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.