The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 1947
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.36° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.15° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.