The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 22, 2121
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
12:47 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2455
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.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.9° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.12° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.43° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.