The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2149
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
6:26 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2801
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.50° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.00° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.