The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2121
Waxing Crescent
36.3% 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
12:21 PM
12:25 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2455
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.26° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.66° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.