The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2185
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
2:15 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3246
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 | 278.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.08° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.03° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.