The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 1977
Waxing Crescent
14.1% 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
9:46 AM
11:31 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 674
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.95° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.30° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.