The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 19, 2156
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
10:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.71° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.64° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.