The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 1988
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 810
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.49° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.07° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.