The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2125
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2504
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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.12° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.77° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.