The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2057

Waning Gibbous

82.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
82.4%
Age
18.3 days
Distance
369,300 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1663

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 Sun229.58°
Phase angle49.58°
Illuminated fraction82.42%
Altitude / azimuth-22.2° / 263.5°
Right ascension / declination21h 32m / -18.62°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude319.41° / -3.82°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.36° / 5.20°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-43.16° / -0.06°
Position angle of the axis340.5°
Position angle of the bright limb75.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

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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