The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 22, 1959
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
8:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 451
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.80° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.