The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 19, 1917
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
8:26 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.61° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.