The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 19, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
5:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 686
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.14° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.