The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
4:09 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1589
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 | 149.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 21.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.84° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.56° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.