The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2053
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1614
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 | 58.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 10.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.66° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.31° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.