The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
4:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1032
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.31° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.86° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.