The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
4:35 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1725
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 | 166.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.0° / 329.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.99° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.40° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.