The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 1978
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
6:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 686
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.28° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.