The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 1923
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
12:42 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 6
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.83° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.62° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.