The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 1949
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
2:38 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 327
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 3.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.46° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.45° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.