The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2126
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2517
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 | 9.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.64° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.46° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.