The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 19, 2105
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
1:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.49° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.82° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.