The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 11.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.43° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.83° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| 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.