The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2069
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
10:17 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1812
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 | 20.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.69° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.63° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| 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.