The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 1915
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
12:12 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -93
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -2.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.63° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.48° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.