The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1206
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.56° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.51° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.