The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2087
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
10:25 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2034
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 | 231.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.00° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.19° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.