The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2139
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
4:17 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2677
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 | 298.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.22° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.04° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.