The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
3:30 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 415
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 36.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.74° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.91° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.