The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 1928
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:06 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.94° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.70° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.