The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2180
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3184
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 | 331.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.66° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.59° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.