The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 21, 2191
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
9:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3320
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.10° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.08° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.