The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
2:57 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 123.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.64° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.96° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.