The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
4:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3135
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 | 161.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.4° / 348.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.70° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.00° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.