The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
3:21 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2393
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 | 139.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.89° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.99° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.