The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 19, 1979
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
4:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.27° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.48° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.