The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 19, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
4:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1960
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.8° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.11° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.81° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.