The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
4:56 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1960
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 | 172.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.26° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.62° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.