The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 20, 2168
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
6:09 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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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 | 181.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.23° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.