The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 21, 2055
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
5:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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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 | 319.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.91° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.92° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.