The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2141
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
7:00 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2702
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 | 192.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.49° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.38° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.