The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 21, 2199
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
7:32 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3419
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.96° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.40° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.