The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 2156
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
11:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2888
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 | 31.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.92° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.40° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.