The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 1955
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
9:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 402
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.50° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.