The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 19, 1963
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
7:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 500
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.63° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.80° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.