The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 2066
Waning Crescent
4.1% 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
4:10 AM
7:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1774
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 | 336.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.9° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.51° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.18° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.