The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2101
Waning Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
4:53 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2207
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.48° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.66° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.