The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2109
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
1:56 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2306
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 251.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.