The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
3:53 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2764
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 | 142.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.40° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.98° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.