The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 19, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
62.8% 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
3:33 PM
12:46 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.8%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 613
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.77° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.11° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.