The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.25° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.67° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.