The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2161
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
7:20 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.29° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.01° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.