The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 1901
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
10:55 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -266
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.10° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.77° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.