The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 2072
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.63° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.51° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.