The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 1971
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
7:16 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 331.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.0° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.77° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.37° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.