The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2180
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
7:49 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3184
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.61° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.84° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.