The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 2061
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1713
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 | 40.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.16° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.96° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.