The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
4:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2665
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 | 161.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.0° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.59° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.40° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.