The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 2129
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
11:47 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2554
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.04° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.