The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 21, 2020
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:43 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1206
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.39° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.26° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.