The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2071
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
1:24 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / -0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.03° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.40° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.