The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1490
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 | 158.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.1° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.75° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.19° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.