The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 20, 2194
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
11:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3358
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 and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.48° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.01° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.