The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
3:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2158
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 | 134.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.06° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.79° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.