The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 20, 2162
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
1:14 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2962
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.94° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.40° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.