The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2009
Waning Crescent
6.9% 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
7:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1069
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 | 329.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.39° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.99° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| 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.