The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 19, 1950
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
11:36 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 54.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 4.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.61° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.03° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.