The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2142
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.82° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.94° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.