The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 19, 1931
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
11:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.15° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.83° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.