The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2118
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
11:23 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2418
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 27.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.92° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.79° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.