The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2198
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
8:47 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3407
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.33° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.76° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.