The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
90.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
3:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2294
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 | 143.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 30.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.32° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.