The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 1942
Waxing Crescent
37.7% 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
12:21 PM
12:49 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 241
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 | 75.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 6.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.34° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.80° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| 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.