The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
3:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2529
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 | 142.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 32.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.38° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.