The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 19, 1947
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
10:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.51° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.84° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.