The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 2145
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
9:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2752
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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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 | 3.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.84° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.89° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.