The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2177
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
4:08 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3147
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 250.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.22° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.66° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.