The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 1969
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:27 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 575
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.57° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.64° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.