The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 1924
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
9:48 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 19
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.88° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.44° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.