The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2080
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1948
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 | 40.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.07° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.16° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.