The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.05° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.71° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.