The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 1960
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
4:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 463
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.94° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.90° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.