The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2113
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
1:59 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2356
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 94.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / 2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.19° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.01° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.