The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 20, 2189
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
1:15 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3296
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 | 77.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.21° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.21° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.