The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2188
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
5:07 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3283
Events on this date
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June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.50° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.92° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.