The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2169
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
5:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3048
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.62° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.33° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.