The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 1940
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
6:54 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 216
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.00° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.