The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2020
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
8:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1205
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 | 352.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.49° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.49° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.