The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 2072
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
11:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 14.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.16° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.75° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.