The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 21, 2145
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
9:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2752
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.96° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.64° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.