The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2153
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
8:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2850
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 | 343.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.4° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.26° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.44° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.