The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 2050
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1577
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.35° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.31° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.