The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 20, 2036

Waning Crescent

15.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
60°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
15.9%
Age
25.9 days
Distance
377,100 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1403

Events on this date

  1. 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 Sun313.37°
Phase angle133.05°
Illuminated fraction15.87%
Altitude / azimuth53.4° / 222.9°
Right ascension / declination2h 50m / 10.93°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude43.28° / -5.12°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.32° / 7.02°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-140.12° / -1.17°
Position angle of the axis342.6°
Position angle of the bright limb67.7°
Apparent magnitude-8.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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