The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 20, 2199
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:40 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3419
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 | 328.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.00° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.15° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| 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.