The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, June 19, 2039

Waning Crescent

3.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
3.8%
Age
27.6 days
Distance
406,300 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1440

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

Exact values

For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun337.66°
Phase angle157.55°
Illuminated fraction3.79%
Altitude / azimuth69.6° / 181.2°
Right ascension / declination4h 17m / 19.84°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude65.92° / -1.47°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.79° / 2.21°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-156.81° / 0.18°
Position angle of the axis351.6°
Position angle of the bright limb75.8°
Apparent magnitude-6.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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