The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2183
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
9:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3222
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.79° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.