The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1824
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 0.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.35° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.79° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.