The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2183
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3222
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 | 18.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.69° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.24° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.