The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2130
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:08 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2566
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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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 306.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.55° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 1.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.