The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 19, 1946
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
10:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.71° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.41° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.