The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2178
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3160
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 | 63.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.94° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.70° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.