The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2041

Last Quarter

55.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
42°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
55.5%
Age
21.7 days
Distance
370,200 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1465

Events on this date

  1. June solstice

    The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun263.86°
Phase angle83.74°
Illuminated fraction55.45%
Altitude / azimuth9.7° / 252.5°
Right ascension / declination23h 43m / -6.22°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude353.56° / -3.99°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.50° / 5.47°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-80.40° / 1.12°
Position angle of the axis337.6°
Position angle of the bright limb67.1°
Apparent magnitude-10.4

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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