The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2178
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
12:23 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3160
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.30° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.47° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.