The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2163
Waning Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
11:48 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2974
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 | 247.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -5.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.12° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.15° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.