The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
5:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2801
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 | 173.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.2° / 318.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.26° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.