The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 19, 2020
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 171.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.84° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.24° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.