The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 19, 2107
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.61° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.23° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| 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.