The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
4:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 169.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.9° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.03° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.78° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| 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.