The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 1969
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:35 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 576
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.07° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.20° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| 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.