The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2073
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
7:58 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1861
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 | 203.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.72° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.15° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.