The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 1990
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
7:12 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 834
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 | 330.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.22° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.19° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.