The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 13, 2020
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
1:45 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -5.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.49° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.80° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.