The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2198
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
7:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3407
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 | 199.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 286.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.84° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.57° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.