The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 19, 1953
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
1:11 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.87° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.60° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.