The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2167
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
12:07 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3024
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 | 58.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.30° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.91° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.