The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 1947
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:22 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.66° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.59° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.