The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2177
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
2:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3147
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 | 283.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.78° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.45° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.43° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.