The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 21, 2194
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3358
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.99° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.77° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.