The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2160
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
8:42 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2937
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.69° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.36° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.