The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 23, 1920
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
1:11 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -31
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.40° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.78° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| 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.