The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 1917
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:07 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.08° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.14° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.