The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 20, 2044

Waning Crescent

29.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
29.6%
Age
24.5 days
Distance
374,900 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1502

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 Sun294.21°
Phase angle114.04°
Illuminated fraction29.63%
Altitude / azimuth40.9° / 248.3°
Right ascension / declination1h 25m / 12.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude24.18° / 3.25°
Libration in longitude / latitude-8.15° / -3.91°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-121.47° / 1.47°
Position angle of the axis339.3°
Position angle of the bright limb69.4°
Apparent magnitude-9.1

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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