The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2085
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
8:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2009
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.64° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.25° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.