The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2175
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3123
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 | 38.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.64° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.59° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.