The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 19, 1985
Waxing Crescent
1.5% 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
6:41 AM
10:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.94° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.20° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.