The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
12:42 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1280
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 | 74.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.29° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.46° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.