The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2111
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:03 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2331
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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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 | 179.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 309.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.84° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.