The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2172
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
8:56 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3085
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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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 | 351.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.5° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.32° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.26° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.