The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 1966
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
10:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.78° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.02° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.