The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2058
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
9:05 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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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 | 356.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.63° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.87° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.