The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 1967

Waxing Gibbous

96.8% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
–
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
96.8%
Age
12.4 days
Distance
368,200 km
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
550

Events on this date

  1. Venus at greatest elongation

    45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Exact values

For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun159.56°
Phase angle20.57°
Illuminated fraction96.81%
Altitude / azimuth-74.6° / 357.3°
Right ascension / declination16h 24m / -24.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude248.20° / -2.75°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.74° / 3.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude23.16° / 1.26°
Position angle of the axis8.1°
Position angle of the bright limb271.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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