The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2168
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
6:54 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.03° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.78° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.