The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2064
First Quarter
46.7% 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
1:24 PM
12:54 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1750
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.11° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.64° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.