The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2025
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
3:51 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1267
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 | 294.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.06° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.67° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.