The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2132
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
1:51 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2591
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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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 | 91.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / 4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.32° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.42° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.