The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2789
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 | 51.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.19° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.73° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.