The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2096
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
10:51 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.85° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.24° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.