The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2082
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
4:04 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1972
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 | 296.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.30° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.83° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.