The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2050
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
10:36 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1577
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.41° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.19° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.