The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2171
Waning Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3073
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.51° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.57° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.