The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
8:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2009
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 | 343.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.3° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.11° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.00° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.