The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 1936
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 167
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.68° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.82° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.