The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2109
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
2:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2306
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 | 285.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 3.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.49° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.