The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2159
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
12:26 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2925
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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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.08° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.26° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| 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.