The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.96° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.58° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.