The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 19, 1955
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
9:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars 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 | 2.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.74° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.18° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.