The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2046
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
7:54 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 205.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.09° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.74° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| 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.