The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2147
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
2:37 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2776
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 | 282.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 1.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.49° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.40° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.