The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 22, 1979
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.02° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.21° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.