The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 21, 2123
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
7:07 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2479
Events on this date
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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 | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.5° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.35° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.39° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.