The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 19, 2139

Last Quarter

48.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
52°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
48.6%
Age
22.6 days
Distance
369,700 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2677

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

  2. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

Exact values

For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun271.71°
Phase angle91.56°
Illuminated fraction48.63%
Altitude / azimuth19.5° / 257.3°
Right ascension / declination23h 53m / 3.76°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude359.82° / 4.17°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.98° / -5.06°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-91.58° / 0.96°
Position angle of the axis337.5°
Position angle of the bright limb66.6°
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.

Your location

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