The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2164
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2987
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.87° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.82° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.