The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2166
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
2:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3011
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 | 279.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 0.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.23° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.21° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.