The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 1966
Waxing Crescent
4.6% 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
7:34 AM
11:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.09° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.77° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.