The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 19, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 921
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 | 165.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.74° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.17° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.