The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2170
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
1:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.77° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.81° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.