The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 19, 1953
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
12:21 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 378
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.89° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.93° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.