The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2294
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 | 156.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.18° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.40° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| 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.