The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 1996
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
11:52 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 909
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.05° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.