The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2096
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
9:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.28° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.49° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.