The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2170
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
1:19 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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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 | 78.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.54° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.03° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.