The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
7:06 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2714
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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.98° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.18° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.