The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 1981
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
8:44 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 723
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 | 214.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.89° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.20° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.